STEPHENS ELKHORN COAL COMPANY v. TIBBS


374 S.W.2d 504 (1963)

STEPHENS ELKHORN COAL COMPANY, Appellant, v. Luther TIBBS et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied February 7, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred G. Francis (Howard, Francis & Howard), Prestonsburg, for appellant.

Dan Jack Combs, Pikeville, for appellees.


CULLEN, Commissioner.

The Workmen's Compensation Board granted Luther Tibbs benefits for total disability resulting from silicosis which was contracted while working in the mine of Stephens Elkhorn Coal Company. The company seeks reversal of the judgment upholding the award on the ground that Tibbs failed to give it timely notice as required by KRS 342.316(2). Under this sub-section an employe is required to give notice to his employer within a reasonable time after...

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